The term "going up to the mountains and down to the countryside" first appeared in the national document on October 25, 1956, regarding the "National Agricultural Development Program (Revised Draft) from 1956 to 1967," which marked the first time that the concept of educated youth going up to the mountains and down to the countryside was proposed, and thus became the starting point for the educated youth going up to the mountains and down to the countryside.
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In order to allow intellectuals to experience the revolutionary spirit of hard work of poor and lower-middle peasants and to thoroughly transform their class ideology, the concept of "going to the countryside" was first introduced.
The real "Down to the Countryside Movement" began in 1955.
"The countryside is a vast world where much can be accomplished."
"It is very necessary for educated youth to go to the countryside to receive re-education from poor and lower-middle peasants."
The above are instructions issued by a great leader.
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The story takes place in 1962.
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A sensational event occurred in Yejiagou Brigade.
A new male educated youth arrived at the educated youth settlement, like a brilliant star suddenly appearing in the sky, injecting a unique touch into the ordinary educated youth settlement.
I heard that the male educated youth was named Mu Jingsheng.
He wasn't strikingly handsome, but rather possessed a unique air about him, with the refined elegance of a scholar and a hint of melancholy in his eyes, as if he had stepped out of an ancient book.
His presence made the ordinary Yejiagou Brigade less monotonous and boring.
Most importantly, he's handsome.
The girls in the village had generally not been to school for long and couldn't think of any words to praise people. When they first saw Mu Jingsheng, all they could think of was: He's fucking handsome!
His arrival attracted all the unmarried young girls and female educated youth.
While working in the fields, even though he wore the same coarse cloth clothes, he exuded a unique charm in every gesture, as if even the most ordinary labor became full of poetry because of him.
If Mu Jingsheng is the most handsome boy in Yejiagou Brigade, then we must mention the most beautiful girl in the brigade.
The prettiest girl in the village—whenever the word "pretty" comes up, the first person that comes to mind for the villagers is Ye Xia, the daughter of the Ye family.
Not only in Yejiagou, but all the girls in the surrounding villages combined are not as pretty as her.
She has a pair of beautiful, bright almond-shaped eyes, a porcelain-white oval face, and long, jet-black hair that cascades down to her waist like a waterfall. She likes to wear simple white shirts with black skirts, exuding a gentle and clean temperament that has captivated countless young men.
Ye Xia was a beauty from a young age, which stemmed from her mother's exceptional beauty, even though her mother was just a woman from another place who had wandered over and was begging for food.
At that time, there was still a war going on outside, and everyone was in danger. Her mother was covered in dirt and wore clothes full of patches. She wandered into Yejiagou, and no one was willing to help her. Only her father had a soft heart and gave her half a cornbread.
After that, her mother married her father.
It wasn't until the night of her wedding that her mother washed the mud off her face, revealing her angelic beauty.
His father kept saying he had gotten a great deal.
Her father often told her that her mother must be from a wealthy family, because not only was her mother beautiful, but her fingers were also white and delicate, and she looked like she had never done any work. He said that something terrible must have happened to her family, and she had no choice but to pretend to be a refugee to save her life.
In chaotic times, there are many wealthy young ladies who fall on hard times.
Her father was carefree and never cared about these things. Once he got a wife, he was devoted to treating her well. Her background and such were not important.
When Ye Xia reached marriageable age, she realized how precious a man like her father was.
Because her childhood friends all got married, and most of them didn't have good endings. Either their mothers-in-law mistreated them, or their husbands would beat them. Once they got married, it seemed like they became the private property of their husbands and in-laws, who could beat and abuse them at will.
And they cannot get a divorce.
Because their families no longer care about them, they only say: "A married daughter is like water spilled from a cup."
Every time she heard about such things, she felt indescribably sad and terrified, wondering what she would do if she were to fall into that situation.
Girls in the village are supposed to get married when they grow up; if they don't, people will gossip. What should she do?
Fortunately, her father and mother were very reasonable.
Her mother told her that marriage is about striving for a better life. If she couldn't find a man who truly loved her, wouldn't hit her, wouldn't scold her, and would treat her well in everything, then she wouldn't get married.
No one would knowingly jump into a fire pit; that would be incredibly foolish.
Her father also said that if she was afraid of getting married, then she shouldn't get married and should stay at home. Her father, mother, and brother could support her for the rest of her life.
She was always very happy to hear this.
Unfortunately, her mother was unlucky and passed away before she could marry a man who truly loved her, leaving behind her, her father, her brother, and a sister-in-law who had just married into the family.
During the time her mother was seriously ill, the family was afraid that her brother would not be able to get married because he had to observe three years of mourning, so they hurriedly brought home a sister-in-law.
As soon as his sister-in-law entered the door, her father became quieter.
My sister-in-law has a bad temper and always complains that I'm just a freeloader at home. Because my father and brother doted on me, they never let me do any hard work in the fields to earn work points when I was little. They only let me stay at home embroider, read books, and repeat some of the habits my mother had before she died.
My sister-in-law was angry about this and smashed a washbasin in the yard more than once, cursing and swearing.
"What kind of young lady is over twenty and still not married! She's just staying at home eating and doing nothing, and still thinks she's some pampered young lady from a wealthy family!"
"You deserved to die young. I think it was all because of you, this pampered young lady, that you dragged your mother to her death!"
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